How to dress like a Korean : Kimchi girl [epi 1]

With the crazy hallyu blowing on in SEA like a crazy Gangnam style (I am actually not that fascinated with this song), tinyceci has been seeing loads of locals piling on the Korean frocks but it seems not a lot know how to rock the Korean look! As a result, the whole look isn't complete and thus STILL looks Singaporean instead of kimchigirl style.

Korean girls tend to follow a standard way of dressing according to the seasons. There will be on trend items or accessories, the general rule is: they love their sneakers in the summer, an alternative look is to rock long sleeved tops and long bohemian skirts; while the skirt hemline go shorter (and shorter) while the seasons get colder. ^^;;

So, how does one dress like a Korean chick in the summer?

For today, tinyceci will be giving you a few tips on this kimchi girl look for a casual day out in the summer.

Here's my take.

1) 포인트 가지고 있는 원피스/티샤츠+미니스커트
Choose a short mini dress/one piece or a short skirt with tee-shirt with simple details and colors but with interesting highlight, or in Konglish we call it "point/포인트". In my case here, I chose a mini blue-beige stripey one-piece with the stripes tailored in a wavy motion (-> 포인트!)

2) 운동화/ 스니커스
Pair it up with cool sneakers! This is the key here to tie up the look. Many locals tend to pair a korean chic dress with ballet flats or worse, slippers and end up missing the kimchi girl laidback casual look. The sneakers can be converse canvas flats, or VANS, which is what I'm wearing. It doesn't have to be in the exact same color to match your dress. I chose red, which is kind of a universal color to match for this look. I later realized the exact same pair was featured in summer 2012 on onstyle TV Korea for its reasonable pricing and edgy look.

3) 양말
Choose nice mid length socks which come up to slightly higher than your ankles but not hitting your mid calf. I'm wearing black socks with white polka dots from H&M but you can choose any color you wish. Again, black is the easiest to match for socks and you don't have to worry if it makes your calves look fat. If you've got really skinny and straight long legs, then try going for more edgy colors!

4) 헤어스타일
You can either wear your hair long and straight like mine when you've got brighter hair. If not, if black's your hair color, you might want to tie it up in a high sporty ponytail to make it look more summery cool 안 더워보이게..

Here's how much this OOTD costs:
1) Blue-beige wavy striped mini dress: 15,000 krw on 지마켓, Korea
2) VANS red sneakers: 55,000 krw from ABC mart, 명동 Seoul
3) Black socks from H&M: 3000 krw for a pack of 4 pairs, 명동 Seoul

Whole look under 70 USD

Remember, looking kimchigirl chic doesn't mean it has to be crazy expensive.